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Depends on how important animal suffering is vs eating pleasure to you, but you could considered curbing your cravings and just not eating it.

I mean if I can still get that pleasure and not contribute to animal suffering why not do that?

That's not yet a choice.

I’m sure they hadn’t considered that.

Most people don't. They ignore the issue maintain cognitive dissonance, because the choice is too difficult for them.

I don't think it was completely unintended that burying your head in the sand and going back to ignorant bliss is represented by eating a steak in The Matrix.

Then don't eat plants or have pets or deal with people who do either.

It's not a simple issue to just make a big yes/no choice on, much as you might feel good or less guilty for doing so.

eat animals after they die of natural causes

Is that different from becoming vegetarian in any meaningful way? There is 0 availability of such meat, especially not at anything approaching a commercial scale.

Collect and eat road kill then...

Oh wait that's gross so no way. People make choices on what morally fits their views, not on logical solutions.